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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Cameroon

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population29.88M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$58.93B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.97K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth642024 · yearsInternet use46.3%2024 · % of populationForest area42.7%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.6%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Cameroon2025 · 2.6%
00.881.762.633.511960199320251961: 1.5%1962: 1.9%1963: 2.2%1964: 2.2%1965: 2.2%1966: 2.3%1967: 2.4%1968: 2.5%1969: 2.5%1970: 2.6%1971: 2.7%1972: 2.7%1973: 2.8%1974: 2.8%1975: 2.8%1976: 2.7%1977: 2.6%1978: 2.7%1979: 2.8%1980: 3.3%1981: 3.5%1982: 2.4%1983: 2%1984: 2.8%1985: 3%1986: 3%1987: 3%1988: 3%1989: 2.9%1990: 2.9%1991: 2.9%1992: 2.9%1993: 2.8%1994: 2.8%1995: 2.7%1996: 2.7%1997: 2.7%1998: 2.6%1999: 2.7%2000: 2.6%2001: 2.6%2002: 2.7%2003: 2.7%2004: 2.7%2005: 2.8%2006: 2.7%2007: 2.8%2008: 2.9%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.9%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.8%2013: 2.8%2014: 3%2015: 3.1%2016: 3%2017: 2.8%2018: 2.8%2019: 2.8%2020: 2.7%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.6%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.6%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Cameroon in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Yaounde
Country code
CMR

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